Twylah (Vander Vorst) Hollaar and her husband, Eldon, tried living in a city once, but her husband was not happy there and they moved back to the Pollock area. When the Hollaars were first married, they lived in Bismarck, N.D., where Twylah worked as a registered nurse at the Bismarck Hospital, but Eldon didn’t care for the city. In 1958 […]

There was plenty of action packed into a less than five-minute special meeting Friday, Feb. 9, as Marion Schlomer, of Mobridge was elected to fill the vacant seat on the commission. In a three to two vote, with Walworth County Auditor Becky Krein voting to avoid another tie (as per South Dakota law), Schlomer will now take the seat vacated […]

The Tigers built a lead early and then hit free throws down the stretch in beating Stanley County 57-53 at Mobridge-Pollock High School Gym on Tuesday. After Caden Halsey got the night started with a baseline three, Reese Cerney and Braxton Albers scored six points each as the Tigers jumped out to a 19-9 lead after one quarter. The Tigers […]

New technology will help those attending the Fourth Annual Grandstand Gala, Saturday, Feb. 17, to see what the rodeo grounds renovation project will accomplish. The Mobridge Rodeo Foundation’s fundraiser will include a virtual reality tour of the renovated grandstand and other buildings on the grounds. The booth will be open as long as there are those who want to take […]

The Lady Tigers put an end to a 16-game losing streak with a 34-33 overtime win over Groton Area in Groton on Saturday. “Obviously I’m happy for the girls,” said coach Lindsey Bachman. “That was a big win. They earned and deserved it.” With the scored tied at 33-33 with 38 seconds left in overtime, Jestice Talley hit the second […]

The seventh-ranked Tigers will compete for the Region 4B title and the right to compete at the State B tournament on Saturday at Stevens High School in Rapid City. Last year, the Tigers took second place and nine wrestlers qualified for state. That kind of performance and more is expected this year as seven of last year’s nine qualifiers are […]